Curtain-ring.



PATENTED APR.. 28, 1908.

No. 385,932,l

M. LA RUE. A CURTAIN RING'. PPLIOATION FILED JAN. 1B, 1908.

4 ammo-z v liiArnVa LA. RUE, or RICHMOND, KENTUokY.

CURTAIN -RING.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2s, reos.

Application filed January 18, 190s. `serial No. 411,447.

engage a pole, but also a depending hook or pin from which the curtain is suspended and a keeper for said hook to retain the curtain in` place thereon.

With this and other objects in view, the invention comprises the construction and arrangement of .parts hereinafter described and claimed reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a pers ective viewrof a short section of curtain poiDe, two of the improved curtain rings and part of a curtain suspended therefrom; FiO'. 2 is an enlarged side view of the lower portion of the curtain ring illustrating more clearly the construction of the hook or pin and its keeper; Fig. 3 is a detail view looking in the direction of the arrows on line- 3-3, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference are used for the same parts in all the figures.

The numeral 1 indicates a portion of a curtain pole carrying two curtain rings 2 and from hook' shaped spring pins 3 thereon are suspended a curtain 4, a part only of the latter being shown. Each curtain ring with its attached spring pin 3 is made ofa single iece of wire bent, twisted and folded until 1t assumes the shape represented in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. From an inspection of these figures it will be observed that a length of wire is first bent upon itself at or near the center of its length and the two strands thus formed twisted together evenly from the folded end where an eye 5` is formed nearly to the eX- treme ends 6 and 7 of the strands. The eye 5 and the two loose ends of the strands are brought together, to form the curtain ring 2,

the eye 5 and the loose ends 6 and 7 of the wire being fastened together as shown in the drawing and now to be described.

After forming the ring 2, one end, as `6, is

threaded through the eye 5 and the latter i to form a keeper t erefor.

drawn asclose as possible to the last crossing of the wire ends 6 and 7, and then bent downwardly. The other wire end 7 is also bent downwardly outside the eye 5 a suitable distance and then turned in an upward direction to form thespring pin 3. The end of the strand 6 is given a complete turn 8 about the descending arm of the spring pin 3 and then extends in ahorizontal direction to and around the pointed end 9 of the pin and back again, forming the keeper 10 for the pin point. The wire for'the combined curtain ring and pin should be made of spring metal such as steel, brass, phosphor bronze etc., and instead of twisting the strands through their entire length they may remain parallel to each other as represented in Fig. 4, except at the ends where two or three turns 11 and 12 are made the turns 11 to form the eye 5 and' the other turns 1.2 to hold the ends 6 and 7 0f the strands of wire together. The sprinv1 pin 3 and its keeper 10 liepreferably in a pane parallel to the ring 2, but may if desired be placed at right angles thereto.

lonstructed as described, each curtain ring will have an integral curtain support and spring pin-forming a part thereof, so that' hanging curtains will be an easy matter and free from the annoyance of hunting for pins at most inopportune times. The rings are light, strong and ornamental without being obtrusive. The fastening between the loop and the free ends of the strands is simple, strong and easily made and cannot separate without some art of the connection breaking.

What is claimed is:

1.. As an article of manufacture a curtain ring, a curtain pin and a keeper for said in made of a single piece of spring wire doubled upon itself the two strands thus formed being bent into a ring and firmly connected at their ends by looping one of the wire ends into the eye formed by doubling the wire, one of said wire ends being bent to form a spring hook and the other a keeper for the same. l

2. As an article of manufacture a curtain ring formed of a single piece of wire doubled upon itself and the doubled portion bent to form the ring, one end of said wire being bent into a spring pin, and the other end after passing through the loop formed by doubling the wire, bein bent around the first named wire near said oo and then around the pin 3. As an article of manufacture a curtain l full turn and then formed .into a keeper for ring formed of a single piece of Wire doubled. the end of said pin. upon itself and twisted throughout its length In testimony that l claim the foregoing as except for a short distance at the ends of the my own, I have hereto aHiXed my signature Wire, and then bent to form the ring, one of in the presence of two witnesses. said free ends being fashioned into a spring pin With an upwardly extending pointed end, MAhX 1L' 11A hull" and the other free end after first passing Witnesses: through the doubled end of the ring being VVALLER BENNETT,

10 bent around the base of the spring pin for a l RoB'r. R. BURNAM. 

